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An interesting take on the "Bloody Knife" genre by hist Pros: Fascinating characters and plot
Cons: one minor character issue, a bit gory for some tastes While I like a few "bloody knife" books, I'm not normally a fan of the serial killer genre. But when my wife recommended Chelsea Cain's new book to me, she suggested that I read her first book before that one. So, with that in mind, I reserved a copy ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Nebraskan Ghost Stories Collected By Lincoln Minister~ by jankp Pros: lots of fun; presentation makes it spooky
Cons: quite short Ghost stories are not what I usually read as they're far more enjoyable listened to around a late campfire or with a group of impressionable kids. Still I was curious when my neighbor told me about a minister here in Lincoln, Nebraska who collected and ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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I Love You Like Pigs Love Pies by Bryan_Carey Pros: Rhyming; Message
Cons: Soem comparisons are a tad silly Kids can use some encouragement and one way that they receive daily encouragement is when parents tell them how important and special they are. A simple "I love you" is usually all it takes and one book that takes this idea to the extremes is I Love ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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China Style Up Close by pambo Pros: Beautiful art
Cons: No complaints The melange of colors and period design that form the background of Chinese culture is immediately obvious in the rich pages of "China Style."The 36 homes that resonate with Asian design give readers a taste and education of both modern and ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Cubs Forever:... || A celebration of baseball, the Chicago Cubs & WGN-TV... by sleeper54 Pros: Richly illustrated, shares the memories and words of those who were there, quality production
Cons: Hmmm. Uhmmm, it is all Cubs..?? Probably bad for a White Sox fan... ...In the 1970s there was a popular advertising slogan that celebrated "baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet." But for millions of its fans, baseball will be forever linked to the Chicago Cubs and to Jack Brickhouse, Harry Caray, Arne ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Don't Sell Yourself Short, But Tall by sj1and0 Pros: Very positive book. A short read.
Cons: none! “For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.”- Proverbs 23:7 Years ago, a guy found interest in me and we exchanged numbers. He had something interesting to say ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Anticipation Grows For "Watchmen:" A Superb Graphic Novel! by wlswarts Pros: Interesting characters, Engaging plot, Clever concept, Well-written
Cons: Narrative structure, Editing/Censorship I would like to talk, for a moment, about the penis. The penis; the organ with perhaps the most euphemisms associated with it - phallus, dick, prick, wang, johnson, and hundreds of others - this body part is found on almost half the world's ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Reviewing: "Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke by kevintipple Pros: The Bobbsey Twins from Homicide are back...
Cons: in a brutal and slow book far from home. Two years after Katrina ripped apart New Orleans, Clete and Dave and his family are spending the summer in Montana. The "Bobbsey Twins from Homicide" are far older these days physically and mentally and both are in deep mourning. Not only in regards to ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Okay, THIS Time I'm Going to Get it Right by msiduri Pros: Nice interplay with characters, amusing, light-hearted enough to set off against the heavy-handed smelly evil
Cons: Evil not so much evil as simply disgusting and given to bad table manners Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a girl who was chosen to keep the world safe from vampires and other supernatural ickies. She is granted preternatural strength and the ability to heal quickly. Guiding her is her Watcher, Rupert Giles, the mild-mannered ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Told from a truly unique point of view. Poignant and gripping. by rmurray847 Pros:
A unique and exciting point of view on the world. Really clean writing. Cons: Nothing springs to mind. This is a wonderfully entertaining and touching and sometimes frustrating book. What first attracted me to it was the basic premise...a mystery (the "murder" of a neighbor's dog) investigated by an autistic boy...told through the eyes of the boy himself. ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Impressive attempt by chiliqueen Pros: Accessible, easy to read
Cons: Omits cultural impact on American society, no discussion of the Holocaust George Robinson's Essential Judaism, like Telushkin's Jewish Literacy,attempts to package the history of Judaism: its roots, the various modern movements and offshoots, the Jewish calendar, the synagogue, festivals, the Jewish life ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Are you a Tigger or an Eeyore? by jaymelee024  Pros: easy to read, not too long, very moving
Cons: none except I wish it were longer! Randy Pausch is many things: witty, funny, kind, compassionate, smart, and charming. He is also a father, a brother, a son, a dad, someone’s cousin, and a pretty amusing uncle. Randy Pausch is also a computer science professor at Carnegie ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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A must-have for kosher kitchens and fans of Jewish desserts by chiliqueen Pros: Wonderful collection of kosher recipes, engaging memoirs and photos.
Cons: None. Doris Schecter's At Oma's Table is part memoir, part cookbook. It begins with her early memories of life in Vienna, then as a refugee in Italy and later the United States. Filled with vintage photographs of the author and her family, the ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Well-Schooled In Murder : I wouldn't want to attend this school! by ladyconsumer Pros: Very exciting, multi-layered story.
Cons: I hated all the lying, and the sercret-keeping. Well-Schooled In Murder is the fourth book in Elizabeth George's series revolving around detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers. This novel takes place inside the walls of one of England's very upper crust boarding schools, where ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Environmental Home by pambo Pros: Good, thorough advice
Cons: None Rather than a rant, "Choosing Green: The Homebuyer's Guide to Good Green Homes" provides a sensible path for those who want to think about homes in a different way.The choice to "go green" is a matter of picking a better lifestyle, the author ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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The Camel Club, Part III by gamblin_man Pros: Baldacci at his best
Cons: Uncertain ending The Camel Club is back in the novel Stone Cold by the great suspense author David Baldacci. This ragtag group of misfits that hover on the fringes of our nation's capitol was introduced in their title novel, The Camel Club, Annabelle was ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Inventive and original...but a bit cold by rmurray847 Pros: Very interesting story. Well-written.
Cons: The theme is tough to discern. This makes the book a bit cold. This is proving to be a very difficult book to describe. The basic plot elements are relatively simple, but trying to convey the tone...the meaning...that's tough. The plot: our narrator, David Zimmer, is remembering a time some dozen or so years ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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An Ordinary Crush is Hard Enough, Thank You by rmthunter Pros: Well-done yaoi -- story lines, characters, graphics all work together.
Cons: Could be addictive. Hyouta Fujiyama, who created Spell and Lover's Flat, both of which I have discussed in "Reviews in Brief" at Hunter at Random, has also ceated a complex of stories that begins with Ordinary Crush. Most of them take place at Kinsei ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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A loving glance at a vanished world by chiliqueen Pros: Amazing treasures of early Yiddish broadcasting.
Cons: Sound quality. Yiddish, the Germanic language of Eastern European Jews that was imported to the US during waves of Jewish immigration, was once a thriving language that fueled vaudeville, newspapers such as the Forverts, Yiddish comedians, radio dramas, and a ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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A mouthwatering combination of memoirs and great Southern pies by chiliqueen Pros: Wonderful assortment of Southern-style pies, heartwarming memoirs and photos
Cons: None Patty Pinner, author of the phenomenal Sweets: A Collection of Soul Food Desserts and Memories, grew up in a large African-American family that had relocated to Michigan from the South. In Sweety Pies, she collects 70 recipes for ...
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Sep 06 '08 |
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Mermaid, realtionships and lies by drummell Pros: boring life turned to romance and mystery, a questioned past and dark secrets
Cons: None that I can think of now. Very interesting and up and down book! Jessie Sullivan is a married, mother of one in college, woman who has been molded to her life, but soon becomes bored and needs "something" to change. She finds herself becoming very distant and out of touch with herself and her marriage. Soon an ...
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Sep 05 '08 |
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How Many Clicks Do You Make in a Given Day? by Bryan_Carey Pros: Turns up some interesting facts
Cons: Not enough in-depth coverage or analysis; some typos Surfing the internet is the new favorite pastime of the past ten or fifteen years. Some still watch television or a pay a visit to their favorite hangout, but spending time online has become the number one social outlet for many people. Everyone has ...
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Sep 05 '08 |
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Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s and 30s by arkhaine Pros: Erudite and charming
Cons: Many of the books reviewed are forgotten today. The Library of America edition of Edmund Wilson's work, Literary Essays and Reviews of the 1920s and 30s*, contains The Shores of Light, Axel's Castle, and 'Uncollected Reviews' of the period. The collection reviews and examines writers who have been ...
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Sep 05 '08 |
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Still elfin, still wry by Stephen_Murray Pros: the stories mentioned in my review
Cons: the three stories I didn't like, the book version of "The Smoking Section" Sometimes I wonder about what many people find funny ("Napoleon Dynamite," for instance) -- and at what they don't find funny (the boldfaces lies of George W. Bush, for instance). It is reassuring that David Sedaris's unpretentious essays often make me ...
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Sep 05 '08 |
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the better world Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference by artemis8 Pros: nice format, many different companies
Cons: can't cover every thing I am pretty big into the environment. I try to keep up on news items, write to my reps about issues of concern to me, and I donate to several charities. I also try to buy environmentally friendly products when I can. When I heard about the better ...
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Sep 05 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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